Misplaced Pages

#443556

26-613: Sophos Ltd. is a British security software and hardware company. It develops and markets managed security services and cybersecurity software and hardware, such as managed detection and response , incident response and endpoint security software. Sophos was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Thoma Bravo in March 2020. Sophos was founded by Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer and began producing its first antivirus and encryption products in 1985. During

52-584: A $ 21 million grant from DARPA to improve the security of the US military's Android-based devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones. The Invincea software secured data from unauthorized access and protect devices from malicious applications . In June 2013, Dell announced an OEM partnership with Invincea and began shipping new endpoint security software dubbed "Dell Data Protection | Protected Workspace" on all of its commercial tablets and PCs worldwide. Dell Data Protection included Invincea container technology to put

78-441: A US-based private equity firm, made an offer to acquire Sophos for US$ 7.40 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately US$ 3.9 billion. The board of directors of Sophos stated their intention to recommend the offer to the company's shareholders unanimously. On 2 March 2020, Sophos announced the completion of the acquisition. In February 2024, President Joe Levy was appointed acting CEO after Kris Hagerman resigned from

104-623: A company based in Ohio , United States, which developed and sold security policy compliance and network access control (NAC) software. In July 2008, Sophos agreed to acquire Utimaco , a publicly-held company focused on encryption and other data security products, for over $ 340 million; the acquisition closed for $ 314 million in September 2008. In October 2013, Utimaco was divested via a management buyout involving investors PINOVA Capital and BIP Investment Partners . In May 2011, Sophos announced

130-465: A global perspective they are related to the fields of SIGINT and ELINT and approach GEOINT in the global information monitoring perspective. Several instant messaging programs such as ICQ (founded by "former" members of Unit 8200), or WeChat and QQ (rumored 3PLA/4PLA connections ) may represent extensions of these observation apparati. The purpose of these types of software is to remove malicious or harmful forms of software that may compromise

156-422: A host system attempts to secure itself and its assets from malicious interactions, this includes tools to deter both passive and active security threats . Although both security and usability are desired, today it is widely considered in computer security software that with higher security comes decreased usability, and with higher usability comes decreased security. The primary purpose of these types of systems

182-451: A provider of network security products. In December 2015, Sophos acquired Surfright, the company behind the malware scanner HitmanPro. In November 2016, Sophos acquired Barricade, a start-up with a behavior-based analytics engine. In February 2017, Sophos acquired Invincea , a software company that provides malware threat detection, prevention, and pre-breach forensic intelligence. In October 2024, Sophos agreed to acquire SecureWorks ,

208-555: A publicly-held company majority owned by Dell focused on Extended Detection and Response (XDR) , for $ 859 million; the acquisition is expected to close in early 2025, subject to regulatory approval. On 31 October 2024, Sophos released it's report about the Operation Pacific Rim which details their actions done against cyber criminals worldwide for the last years. Security software The defense of computers against intrusion and unauthorized use of resources

234-578: A shield - or virtualized container around each browser or application instance to protect it from the rest of the device and the network on which it resided. In December 2013, Invincea acquired Sandboxie for an undisclosed amount. Sandboxie was a pioneer in the Windows Containment and sandboxing market, also called “container” technology, and the acquisition was made to consolidate Sandboxie and Invincea's own container solution. In May 2016, Invincea launched X by Invincea . X by Invincea

260-527: A wide aspect of cyberspace, including devices, applications, systems, networks, or enterprises. Cyber threat modeling can inform organizations with their efforts pertaining to cybersecurity in the following ways: The purpose of these types of systems is usually to restrict access to computers or data while still allowing interaction. Often this involves monitoring or checking credential, separating systems from access and view based on importance, and quarantining or isolating perceived dangers. A physical comparison

286-415: Is Threat Modeling . Threat modeling is the process of creating and applying mock situations where an attacker could be trying to maliciously access data in cyberspace . By doing this, various profiles of potential attackers are created, including their intentions, and a catalog of potential vulnerabilities are created for the respective organization to fix before a real threat arises. Threat modeling covers

SECTION 10

#1732797495444

312-498: Is called computer security . Similarly, the defense of computer networks is called network security . The subversion of computers or their unauthorized use is referred to using the terms cyberwarfare , cybercrime , or security hacking (later shortened to hacking for further references in this article due to issues with hacker , hacker culture and differences in white / grey / black 'hat' color identification). The computer security software products industry

338-462: Is often made to a shield. A form of protection whose use is heavily dependent on the system owners preferences and perceived threats. Large numbers of users may be allowed relatively low-level access with limited security checks, yet significant opposition will then be applied toward users attempting to move toward critical areas. The purpose of these types of software systems is to monitor access to computers systems and data while reporting or logging

364-479: Is to restrict and often to completely prevent access to computers or data except to a very limited set of users. The theory is often that if a key, credential, or token is unavailable then access should be impossible. This often involves taking valuable information and then either reducing it to apparent noise or hiding it within another source of information in such a way that it is unrecoverable. A critical tool used in developing software that prevents malicious access

390-676: The CEO position. Mr. Levy was named the permanent CEO in May 2024. In October 2024, Wired reported that the company had been targeted for years by hackers affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Silence Information Technology, a company associated with China's Ministry of Public Security . Others attributed the attacks to Chinese advanced persistent threats such as APT41 , APT31 , and Volt Typhoon . The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked for

416-566: The acquisition of Astaro, a privately held provider of network security products, headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA and Karlsruhe, Germany. At the time Astaro was the 4th largest UTM ( Unified Threat Management ) vendor and while the deal made sense at the time Forbes questioned its viability. Sophos subsequently renamed the Astaro UTM to Sophos UTM. In February 2014, Sophos announced that it had acquired Cyberoam Technologies,

442-501: The behavior. Often this is composed of large quantities of low priority data records / logs, coupled with high priority notices for unusual or suspicious behavior. These programs use algorithms either stolen from, or provided by, the police and military internet observation organizations to provide the equivalent of a police Radio scanner . Most of these systems are born out of mass surveillance concepts for internet traffic, cell phone communication, and physical systems like CCTV . In

468-442: The following types of software are used to remove them. These types of software often require extensive research into their potential foes to achieve complete success, similar to the way that complete eradication of bacteria or viral threats does in the physical world. Occasionally this also represents defeating an attackers encryption, such as in the case of data tracing, or hardened threat removal. Invincea Invincea, Inc.

494-522: The late 1980s and into the 1990s, Sophos primarily developed and sold a range of security technologies in the UK , including encryption tools available for most users (private or business). In the late 1990s, Sophos concentrated its efforts on developing and selling antivirus technology and embarked on a program of international expansion. In 2010, the majority interest of Sophos was sold to Apax Partners . In 2011, Utimaco Safeware AG (acquired by Sophos in 2008)

520-551: The public's help in identifying the attackers. In 2003, Sophos acquired ActiveState , a Canadian software company that developed anti-spam software. From September 2003 to February 2006, Sophos served as the parent company of ActiveState , a developer of programming tools for dynamic programming languages : in February 2006, ActiveState became an independent company when it was sold to Vancouver -based venture capitalist firm Pender Financial. In 2007, Sophos acquired ENDFORCE,

546-418: The security of a computer system. These types of software are often closely linked with software for computer regulation and monitoring. A physical comparison to a doctor, scrubbing, or cleaning ideas is often made, usually with an "anti-" style naming scheme related to a particular threat type. Threats and unusual behavior are identified by a system such as a firewall or an intrusion detection system, and then

SECTION 20

#1732797495444

572-693: The subsidiary Invincea Labs was renamed Two Six Labs. In January 2018, Sophos announced that Invincea's deep learning technology would be integrated with the Sophos Intercept X endpoint security product. On April 16, 2018, Invincea announced the end of selling the X by Invincea suite of products. The Sophos products did not integrate with the Invincea container technology. Support and maintenance remained available under existing contracts through December 31, 2019, at which point, support and maintenance for Invincea products ceased. Sophos did not include

598-606: Was a company that offered a suite of endpoint protection software products. Originally called Secure Command LLC, Invincea, Inc. was a venture-backed software company that provided malware threat detection, prevention, and analysis to stop advanced threats. It was acquired by Sophos in February 2017. The company was founded in 2006 by Dr. Anup Ghosh and was based in Fairfax, Virginia . Major investors included Dell Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Aeris Capital, and Harbert Venture Partners. In 2012, Invincea used

624-454: Was a suite of products that protected endpoints by detecting and blocking known and unknown malware without signatures in real-time. X combined deep learning , an advanced form of machine learning , behavioral analysis and the legacy Invincea container technology, also known as isolation technology, in one lightweight agent. In February 2017, Invincea was acquired by Sophos , a security software and hardware company. In August that year,

650-605: Was accused of supplying data monitoring and tracking software to partners that have sold to governments such as Syria. Sophos issued a statement of apology and confirmed that they had suspended their relationship with the partners in question and launched an investigation. In June 2015, Sophos announced plans to raise US$ 100 million on the London Stock Exchange. Sophos was floated on the FTSE in September 2015. On 14 October 2019, Sophos announced that Thoma Bravo ,

676-401: Was launched in the second half of the 1970s when computer firms and new IT startups chose alternative paths to offer commercial access control systems to organizational mainframe computer users. These developments were led by IBM 's Resource Access Control Facility and SKK's Access Control Facility 2. Below, various software implementations of Cybersecurity patterns and groups outlining ways

#443556